[Tu Mu says: "If the enemy open friendly relations be sending hostages… — The Art of War
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[Tu Mu says: "If the enemy open friendly relations be sending hostages, it is a sign that they are anxious for an armistice, either because their strength is exhausted or for some other reason." But it hardly needs a Sun Tzu to draw such an obvious inference.]
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